Privacy Policy

Who are we?

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RK Automotive Recruitment is a specialist automotive recruitment company, dedicated to connecting talented candidates with leading employers across the automotive sector. With over a decade of experience within the automotive industry, we understand the skills, experience and qualities that make a successful match for both candidates and clients. 

Our industry knowledge enables us to provide a tailored recruitment service, helping businesses find the right people while supporting candidates in securing opportunities that align with their skills, ambitions and career goals. 

We are committed to protecting the personal information entrusted to us and handling it responsibly, transparently and in accordance with applicable data protection laws. 

RK Automotive Recruitment is registered in England and Wales under company number 17077485. We are also registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). 

If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice or how we process your personal information, please contact us: 

Email: info@rkautorec.co.uk
Telephone: 07457404425

 

What do we use your data for? 
 

1. To Provide Recruitment Services 

• Assess your suitability for roles. 

• Match you with relevant job opportunities. 

• Share your CV with prospective employers where appropriate. 

• Arrange interviews and manage the recruitment process. 
   

2. To Communicate With You 

• Contact you about job opportunities. 

• Provide updates on applications and placements. 

• Respond to your enquiries and requests. 
   

3. To Manage Our Relationship With Clients 

• Understand client hiring requirements. 

• Share relevant candidate information with prospective employers. 

• Deliver our recruitment services. 
   

4. To Carry Out Checks and Meet Legal Obligations 

• Verify your right to work, qualifications and references where applicable. 

• Comply with legal, regulatory and employment-related requirements. 

• Prevent fraud and protect our business and systems. 
   

5. To Improve Our Services 

• Improve our recruitment processes and candidate matching. 

• Monitor and enhance the quality of our services and systems. 

 

6. To Administer Our Website 

• Process enquiries and applications submitted through our website. 
   

• Monitor the performance, functionality and security of our website. 

 

7. To Maintain Our Records 

• Keep records relating to candidates, clients and placements. 

• Retain information for future opportunities where appropriate. 
   

8. For Marketing Purposes 

• Send relevant job alerts, industry updates and opportunities that may be of interest. 

• You can opt out of marketing communications at any time. 

 

What Allows Us to Use Your Information? 
 

Data protection law requires us to have a valid reason for processing personal information. Depending on whether you are a candidate, client or website user, we may rely on one or more of the following lawful bases: 
 

Legitimate Interests 

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For candidates, we process personal information to assess suitability for roles, match individuals with employment opportunities and manage the recruitment process.  
For candidates and clients, we may also process personal information to communicate effectively, manage our relationships, improve our services and administer our business. We always balance our legitimate interests against your rights and freedoms. 
 

Contract 

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For clients and prospective clients, we may process personal information where it is necessary to enter into, manage or fulfil a contract for the provision of our recruitment services. 
 

Consent 

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Where required, we will ask for your consent before processing your personal information. This may include sending marketing communications or processing certain types of information where consent is required by law. You may withdraw your consent at any time. 
 

Legal Obligation 

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We may process personal information where necessary to comply with legal and regulatory requirements. This may include carrying out right-to-work checks, verifying information provided to us, and responding to lawful requests from regulators, courts or public authorities. 
 

Special Category Date

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We do not routinely collect special category data. However, candidates may choose to provide information relating to their health or disabilities, for example where reasonable adjustments are required during the recruitment process. 

If you choose to provide us with special category data, we will only process that information where permitted by law and where appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your personal information. 

 

What Information Do We Collect? 
 

Candidates 

We may collect: 

• Your name, contact details and address. 

• Information contained within your CV, such as your employment history, qualifications, skills and experience. 

• Information required to assess your suitability for a role, including references and right-to-work information. 

• Information you choose to provide to us, including information relating to health or disabilities where relevant to the recruitment process. 

 

 
 

Clients

 

We may collect: 

• Business contact details, including names, job titles, email addresses and telephone numbers. 

• Information relating to recruitment requirements, vacancies and hiring needs. 

 

How Do We Collect Your Information? 

We collect personal information: 

• Directly from you, for example when you submit an application, send us your CV, contact us or use our website. 

• From third-party sources, including job boards, professional networking sites, recruitment platforms, business information providers and marketing service providers. 

• From publicly available sources where relevant and permitted by law. 

 

Who Do We Share Your Information With? 
 

Depending on whether you are a candidate or a client, we may share your personal information with: 

• Prospective employers and hiring companies where this is necessary to assess a candidate's suitability for a role and progress the recruitment process. 

• Service providers who support our business operations, such as IT providers, website hosting providers and other business support services. 

• Professional advisers, including legal, compliance and regulatory advisers where required. 

• Regulatory bodies, law enforcement agencies, courts or other public authorities where we are required to do so by law. 

We will only share personal information where necessary and will take appropriate steps to ensure it is protected. 
 

International Transfers

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We do not transfer personal information outside of the United Kingdom. If this changes in the future, we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place and update this Privacy Notice accordingly. 

How Long Do We Keep Your Information? 

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice and to meet any legal, regulatory or business requirements. 
 

Candidates

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Candidate information, including CVs and recruitment records, will normally be retained for up to 24 months from our last meaningful contact with you. This allows us to consider you for future employment opportunities and maintain accurate recruitment records. 
 

Clients

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Client information will be retained for as long as necessary to provide our recruitment services, manage our business relationship and comply with legal, regulatory and contractual obligations. 

When personal information is no longer required, it will be securely deleted or anonymised. 

 

How Do We Protect Your Information?

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We take the security of your personal information seriously and have appropriate technical and organisational measures in place to protect it from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure. 

Access to personal information is limited to those who need it for legitimate business purposes, and we regularly review our processes and security measures to help keep your information secure. 
 

Age Requirement

Our recruitment services are intended for individuals aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 18. 
 

Your Rights

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You have a number of rights under the law which include; 

• Access – Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you. 

• Rectification – Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information. 

• Erasure – Request the deletion of your personal information. 

• Restriction – Ask us to limit how we use your personal information. 

• Object – Object to the processing of your personal information. 

• Data Portability – Request that we provide certain personal information in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format so that it can be reused by you or transferred to another organisation where applicable. 

• Automated Decision-Making – We do not use automated decision-making processes which would have a potentially damaging effect on you. But if we did you have the right to obtain human intervention, express your point of view, obtain an explanation of the decision and challenge it. 

• Withdraw Consent – You have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of your information at any time. You can withdraw consent by contacting us in the following ways; 

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below: 

Email: info@rkautorec.co.uk
Telephone: 07457404425

We may ask you to verify your identity before responding to your request. 

 

Complaints
 

If you have concerns about how we collect, use or protect your personal information, we encourage you to contact us first so that we can try to resolve your concerns. 

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's independent authority for data protection matters. 

Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) 
Website: www.ico.org.uk 
Telephone: 0303 123 1113 
Post: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF 

 

Cookies

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We may use cookies and similar technologies to help our website function effectively, understand how it is used and improve the user experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. Some cookies are essential for the operation of our website, while others help us improve its performance and functionality. 

Confirm with website designer, what are you collecting. Should go in a grid (easiest format to read) here. 

 

Changes to our Privacy Policy 

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page. 

 

Last Updated: 14th June 2026